Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-01-03

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 3
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 405▲ 138 vs year ago 192 · +71.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 132▲ 127 vs year ago 59 · +215.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.97/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$137.97
128 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$52.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.96
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432147.3063797
Medium 2505112.7856924
Medium 334595.003287thin
One grade step is worth $52.30/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale128 hd
137.97
—
NC average4 barns · 395 hd
125.01
+12.96
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,40192.171,29114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27279.991,01780
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48375.181,11513
CowsLean 85-90%Average95259.1056366

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)735$5701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$5601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)768$7086

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240212.24/cwt200.00–225.005092
Steers—Medium 3255105.00/cwt105.00–105.002681
Steers—Medium 2273147.07/cwt135.00–155.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278204.95/cwt195.00–220.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323214.92/cwt202.50–225.006946
Steers—Medium 2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers—Medium 3340107.50/cwt107.50–107.503661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373211.74/cwt197.50–222.507906
Steers—Medium 2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408208.84/cwt207.50–210.008523
Steers—Medium 2477133.25/cwt125.00–140.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484170.50/cwt155.00–185.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524167.12/cwt150.00–182.508767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573166.81/cwt150.00–185.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628161.02/cwt160.00–162.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715137.85/cwt131.00–145.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758138.01/cwt135.00–141.001,0462
Steers—Medium 2845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215162.33/cwt155.00–180.003494
Heifers—Medium 324590.00/cwt90.00–90.002211
Heifers—Medium 3250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268158.31/cwt145.00–170.004248
Heifers—Medium 2283125.00/cwt125.00–125.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320155.22/cwt137.50–170.0049711
Heifers—Medium 332095.00/cwt95.00–95.003043
Heifers—Medium 2340112.50/cwt105.00–120.003832
Heifers—Medium 336090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370152.61/cwt132.50–167.5056518
Heifers—Medium 2378119.93/cwt115.00–125.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421155.95/cwt140.00–167.5065718
Heifers—Medium 2435116.55/cwt105.00–125.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467152.22/cwt130.00–162.5071111
Heifers—Medium 2470112.47/cwt110.00–115.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521134.86/cwt125.00–151.007038
Heifers—Medium 2522115.81/cwt107.50–120.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568127.04/cwt122.50–137.507229
Heifers—Medium 2570107.43/cwt105.00–110.006122
Heifers—Medium 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613127.92/cwt125.00–131.007846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668117.60/cwt110.00–122.507863
Heifers—Medium 2671108.76/cwt105.00–110.007304
Heifers—Medium 273090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Heifers—Medium 299590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2222173.11/cwt155.00–185.003845
Bulls—Medium 2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005132
Bulls—Medium 3280115.00/cwt115.00–115.003221
Bulls—Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327197.71/cwt175.00–207.506478
Bulls—Medium 2338139.89/cwt125.00–155.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370195.59/cwt175.00–205.007249
Bulls—Medium 2373133.30/cwt120.00–155.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421180.18/cwt170.00–195.007595
Bulls—Medium 3422105.02/cwt100.00–110.004433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466169.91/cwt152.50–190.007928
Bulls—Medium 2472144.95/cwt142.50–147.506843
Bulls—Medium 3475105.05/cwt100.00–110.004992
Bulls—Medium 3505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512167.32/cwt150.00–194.0085711
Bulls—Medium 2518133.53/cwt127.50–142.506923
Bulls—Medium 2574110.98/cwt105.00–120.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579154.03/cwt147.00–167.0089210
Bulls—Medium 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Bulls—Medium 2615120.00/cwt117.50–122.507382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626140.46/cwt125.00–156.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0351
Bulls—Medium 2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium 2700107.50/cwt107.50–107.507531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Bulls—Medium 377892.22/cwt80.00–105.007172
Bulls—Medium 383080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 370070.00/cwt70.00–70.004901
Dairy Steers—Large 377058.00/cwt58.00–58.004471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 332086.00/cwt86.00–86.002751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11480.46/cwt75.00–84.008965
Bulls——1,39195.15/cwt87.00–102.001,3247
Bulls——2,150111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,3872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89647.31/cwt38.00–55.0042416
Cows—Lean 85-90%97062.87/cwt55.00–70.0061050
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22377.60/cwt70.00–85.0094962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43988.21/cwt85.00–96.001,26918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46576.45/cwt67.00–82.001,12012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2690810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2723552.56/head490.00–640.005533
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2760630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.